Commander Andrii Biletskyi personally spoke with Russian POWs captured during Operation "Vivaldi." In total, the 3rd Army Corps has taken more than 250 enemy soldiers prisoner.
Severe hunger, exhaustion, abandoned casualties, and execution orders for retreating have pushed not just Russian infantry, but also drone operators and mortar crews, to surrender in whole units alongside their officers.
📹: 3rd Army Corps
Operation Vivaldi, Season 2 - Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps confirms the liberation of Shandryholove and Derylove. Drobysheve is also under Ukrainian control.
"During the second stage, more than 800 enemy servicemen were killed. Taking the wounded and captured into account, the enemy’s total losses exceeded 3,000 personnel," said Lieutenant General Andrii Biletskyi, commander of the 3rd Army Corps.
So far, Operation Vivaldi liberated 125 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory, including 50 square kilometers that were de-occupied.
"During assault operations, UAVs and ground robotic systems always move ahead of the infantry. The 3rd Army Corps was the first in the world to begin deploying ground robotic systems by air. Our heavy bombers deliver Kamikaze ground robotic systems more than 10 kilometers behind enemy lines," General Biletskyi said.
📹 3rd Army Corps